Dexter videogame incoming
Category: Industry, Posted: 03/06/2008 at 06:15PM CST by Tim Mellish, Contributor
Now I'm not one to judge something before it actually has a chance to prove itself. Like everyone, one has to give a subject the benefit of the doubt and hope for the best.
Having said that the news that Marc Ecko and Showtime are teaming up to bring the Showtime original series into the realm of videogames is disappointing, and confusing. It is a fact the majority of videogames based on a movie, television series, or book never turn out good. Some are passable, others typically below average, and very few reach the status of must-have.
On paper Dexter sounds like it could have some potential. The plot of a detective by day and murderous avenger by night does have some appeal. But I can't help but think that there are other games out there which already fit into the detective/killer genre. A little series called Condemned.
But like I said earlier, no one should judge this venture as a total failure yet. We have to give Dexter some benefit of the doubt. Let's hope Dexter breaks the mold of terrible TV based games...but I'm not holding my breath.
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i was thinking the dexterverse (as it were) could be a decent game but i'm just not sure that mark ecko is the one that would be able to do it...
I'd rather they didn't do this. Dexter has catapulted itself to being one of my favourite TV shows, and I'd hate to see its image tarnished by a game that does it no justice.
Dexter is such a good show...one of the best on tv right now...and if it weren't a show could have been a decent game...but the show is so good that a game will most likely only ruin it...especially coming from marc ecko
You guys nailed it. I've nothing to add.